Abbrevations
This list does not include abbreviations of authorities, books and journals or herbaria; for the first we have followed general usage, for the last the Index Herbariorum, and for the remainder we have used abbreviations that should be readily comprehensible.
Alt. Altitude
Bal. B. Balansa
Boiss. P. E. E. Boissier
Bornm. J. F. N. Bornmüller
C Central
cm centimetres
D. P. H. Davis
d. district
Da. Dag, Dagi or Daglari (Turkish for mountain or mountain range)
De. Dere, Deresi (Turkish for valley)
E East
Euro-Sib. Euro-Siberian
excl. excluding
f. figure
Fl. Flowering period (in months)
Fors.-Maj. C. J. Forsyth-Major
fr. fruit
G. Gol, Golu (Turkish for lake)
Haradj. M. Haradjian
Hand.-Mazz. H. F. von Handel-Mazzetti
Hausskn. C. Haussknecht
Hub.-Mor. A. Huber-Morath
Ic. Icon
incl. including
Ir.-Tur. Irano-Turanian
Is. Islands
It. Leyd. Iter Leydenense (a Dutch expedition)
km kilometres
loc. cit. on the page previously cited
m metres
Maniss. A. Manissadjian
Medit. Mediterranean
mm millimetres
mt. mountain
N north
op. cit. in the work previously cited
p.p. in part
photo, photograph
Rech. K. H. Rechinger fil.
S south
Sint. P. E. E. Sintenis
s.l. sea level
Stn. & Hend. J. D. A. Stainton & D. M. Henderson
t. plate
unloc. not localised
W west
Y. Yayla, Yaylasi (Turkish for summer pasture)
Yalt. F. Yaltirik
± more or less. about
x 'times' (e.g. 3x4 mm = 3 mm long by 4 mm wide)